Sex abuse survivors describe horrors to world’s bishops AFP•February 21, 2019 Vatican City (AFP) – Survivors of clerical paedophilia related their traumatic experiences to the world’s top bishops on Thursday at a landmark summit at the Vatican on the protection of minors. Here are some extracts from their […]
Catholic Church ‘nowhere close’ to confronting global ‘epidemic’ of child sex abuse by priests Nick Squires.The Telegraph•February 19, 2019 The Catholic Church is “nowhere close” to enacting the reforms needed to stop the “epidemic” of sex abuse by predatory priests and bishops against children, campaigners warned on Tuesday. […]
Mexican Church suspended 152 priests across 9 years for alleged abuse: bishop By Lizbeth Diaz. Reuters•February 11, 2019 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 152 Catholic priests in Mexico have been suspended in the past nine years for sexual abuse against minors, Mexico’s Archbishop for Monterrey said, prompting […]
Vatican trying to recast McCarrick abuse of teen as ‘consensual’ Fri Jan 4, 2019 – 8:20 pm EST. Lifesitenews. January 4, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – In a shocking reversal, the Vatican reportedly indicated that it deemed the allegations of sexual abuse by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick against an altar boy, […]
‘We are witches’: Clerical abuse scandal divides parishes and politics in Poland By Marcin Goclowski and Andrew R.C. Marshall. Reuters•January 6, 2019 KALINOWKA, Poland (Reuters) – The former Catholic priest of the Polish village of Kalinowka is serving three years in jail for molesting five schoolgirls. But Marta […]
Blog note: Wolves in sheep’s clothing. Ravenous wolves among you. End of note. French cardinal to go on trial over child abuse cover up Pierre PRATABUY. AFP•January 4, 2019 Lyon (AFP) – The highest-profile Catholic cleric to be caught up in a paedophile scandal in France is to […]
Blog note. Sexual abuse by priests … ‘Wolves in sheep’s clothing.’ ‘ravenous wolves prowl among you.’ End of note. US clergy abuse survivors demand inclusion in Vatican reforms Nova SAFO. AFP•January 2, 2019 Chicago (AFP) – Patricia Gallagher Marchant was first abused by a priest who befriended her […]
Blog note. Sexual abuse by priests … ‘Wolves in sheep’s clothing.’ ‘ravenous wolves prowl among you.’ End of note. Chilean church abuse victims launch fresh attack on bishops By Aislinn Laing. Reuters•January 2, 2019 (Reuters) – Two victims of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic Church priest in […]
False Prophet picks up right where he ended 2018: Bemoans disjointed world, praises unity over diversity. As usual, no mention of the power of Christ or of Christ. Speaks of social goals and social evils. Ask people to ‘put the church first’ so it doesn’t become a museum. […]
Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse August 27, 2018 6.47am ED. The Conversation A grand jury report recently found shocking levels of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. It uncovered, in six dioceses, the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children and named 301 perpetrator priests. […]
